Delivery rack or carrier for neckties and similar apparel



' June 11, 1946. w, w. MOFALL 2,401,835

DELIVERY RACK 0R CARRIER FOR NEGKTIES 'AND SIMILAR APPAREL Filed Odt.21, 1944 E M w INVEN TOR.

Patented June 11, 1946 DELIVERY RACK OR CARRIER FOR NE CKTIES' 'ANDSIMILAR APPAREL William W. McFall, River Forest, Ill.

Application October 21, 1944, Serial No; 559,811

2 Claims.

This invention has for its objects the following: to provide a novel andvery simple and inexpensiverack or carrier for neckties and similarapparel whereby the sameare firmly held against displacement duringdelivery from a dry cleaning orlike. establishment; to-provide a rack orcarrier of the type described having novel provisions simplifying theinsertion and guaranteeing the retention of neckties or like apparelthereon; to provide an inexpensive rack or carrier of the type-describedwhich is capable of being fabricated'from inexpensive stock by a simpledie cutting operation and which can bereadily and easily assembled inits entirety for use; to providca rack or carrier of the type describedwhich is well suited for-further use in the home as anecktie or likeholder by reason of its provisions for properly holding and displayingthe articles arranged thereon.

Other and further objects'of the invention-will be pointed out orindicated hereinafter or will be apparent upon an understanding of theinvention or upon actual use of it.

For the purpose of aiding in an explanation of the invention I show inthe accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, apreferred form in which it may be embodied. It will be understood,however, that this is presented merely for purpose of illustration andis not to be regarded as imposing unnecessary limitations on theappended claims, which are intended to define the invention.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a view in front elevation illustrating the carrier of thepresent invention with neckties inserted and retained thereon;

Fig. 2 is a view in front elevation illustrating the carrier per se andthe arrangement of tie retaining apertures therein;

Fig. 3 is a view in side elevation further illustrating the structure ofthe device; and

Fig. 4 is a view in vertical section on line 4-4 of Fig. 1 furtherillustrating the character of the article retaining apertures in theholder.

Dry cleaning establishments at the present time are experiencing needfor a suitably inexpensive device on which neckties and similar articlesof apparel may be arranged for the purpose of delivery to the customer.I am aware that certain devices have been evolved for this purpose.However, all are subject to one objection or another. In certain casesexcessive difiiculty is experienced in arranging the necktie or otherapparel on the holder or carrier; in others the article i not supportedwith sufficient firmness to prevent its dislodgmenteither-duringdelivery 'or-subsequent 1y. Some carriers are entirely toocomplicated and expensive in nature to be availed of"'prac-' tically asa deviceto be left'with the" customer at no charge. The rack or carrierwhichlhave ticular, the reference numeral I indicates-abody' member-forthe c-arrier'ofthe present invention which is fabricated from a sheet ofa-suitably'stiffgrade of 'cardboard'or similar relatively inexpensivematerial. Asillustrated, this sheet is'of'a truncated triangular formsince I have found that it maybe produced in'this' form from'stockwhioh'would otherwise be wasted in certain blanking operations. However, theexact shape and -dimensions of the body memberare-not criticalif Otherconsiderations dictate another fopm.

Body member I is providedwith suitable-provisions generally designated 2for the reception of the securing ball 3 of a hook-shaped hanger member4. The exact nature of the provisions for applying the hanger member tothe bodymember does not constitute part of the present invention and istherefore not described in further detail. Any appropriate provisionsfor applying a suspending member of any kind may be availed of; in fact,any appropriate means for suspending the carrier are contemplated by thepresent invention.

Body member I is provided with a plurality of horizontally andvertically staggered apertures, generally designated 5, for thereception of the neckties or other articles to be supported thereon. Theshape of these apertures is clearly illustrated in Fig. 2, being aninverted T-shape. The upwardly extending portion or leg 6 of theT-aperture is upwardly flaring in shape for a purpose to be described,the lower horizontal transverse portion or slot 1 joining said upwardlyextending portion at a restricted throat 8. The purpose of thisparticular shape and arrangement of the aperture portions Will behereinafter described.

A further feature of the tie receiving and retaining apertures is thatthe lower cross portion 1 is of a width slightly less than the minimumwidth of the neckband portion of a mans necktie. The purpose of this isto enable the necktie to be laterally frictionally gripped at the crossportion by the sides of slot 1 when the necktie is fully inserted,thereby resisting accidental displacement thereof, yet not imposingsuflicient facilitate its threading into the aperture, a finger beinginserted in the bight of the folded,

and threaded necktie, thus to enable the smaller end of the tie to becompletely drawn through the aperture. When this operation has beenperformed, the body member of the carrier is simply rotated to theposition illustrated in Fig. 2 and T the neckties drawn down through therestricted throat 8 into the position illustrated in Fig. 1. Soadisposed, the articles are frictionally held by the-ends of horizontalslot 1 against displacement, as pointed out above, and are, moreover,effectively displayed to view. The last named result is made possible bythe arrangement of the apertures 5 in a horizontally and verticallyspaced and staggered arrangement as illustrated in Fig- 2. Withthisarrangement, upon delivery,

the-user is afforded a complete view of all articles on the, carrier andmay readily select and remove a desired one.- 1

It will be appreciated that several neckties may be disposed in eachaperture 6 by simply piling one on top of the other; the number whichcan 1 rack and contemplate that the same may be fabricated of varyingmaterials depending upon the 4- taste of the ultimate user. However, theinvention finds its greatest utility because of the fact that it issimply constructed of very inexpensive materials which are readilyassembled into final form as described above. Hence, it may be dispensedfree of charge by a drying cleaning or other establishment Withoutsignificant financial loss.

WhatIclaim is: a V

1. A carrier for articles of the type described comprising a relativellstiff fibrous body member of sheet construction having a plurality ofarticle receiving apertures therein in vertically spaced, horizontallystaggered relation. to one another, said apertures each being in generalof inverted T-shape providing a vertically extending upwardly flaredportion, a restricted throat, and a horizontally extending articleretaining portion communicating with said first named portion throughsaid throat, said last named portion being of a horizontal extent lessthan the vertical extent 0 said upwardly extending portion.

2. A carrier for neckties or the like comprising a relatively stifffibrous body member of sheet construction having means for suspendingthe same, said member being provided with aplurality of necktiereceiving and retaining apertures in spaced relation to one another,said apertures being of inverted T-shape providing an upwardly extendingleg portion of sufiicient extent to receive the neckband of a necktie, arestricted throat, and a transverse lower portion communicating withsaid first named portion through said throat, said last named portionbeing slightly less than the minimum Width of the neckband of a necktie,whereby a necktie may be first inserted in the leg portion of theaperture and then moved through the restricted throat and into thetransverse lower portion to securely retain the necktie therein.

WILLIAM W. McFALL.

